07-15-2012 08:39 AM
07-15-2012 08:47 AM
There are no way they will every see your messages.
That it proberly a bot spamming the board. Somehow they have found a way through the security of the forum.
We can only hope that the admin can fix the hole fast.
07-15-2012 09:00 AM
07-15-2012 09:04 AM
I think that the "Ignore User" is only for private messages, not public.
I the 3 years I have been here, I have not seen an attack this hard.
07-15-2012 09:14 AM
07-15-2012 09:42 AM
I posted an idea on the feedback forum about stopping spam. Let me know what you think.
07-15-2012 10:02 AM
@dkfire wrote:
There are no way they will every see your messages.
That it proberly a bot spamming the board. Somehow they have found a way through the security of the forum.
We can only hope that the admin can fix the hole fast.
I know but it sometimes feels good to express your frustration!
Ben64
07-15-2012 10:15 AM
And that is a perfect reason.
This is something that can kill a forum.
Luckily this happened on a weekend, and not on a week day were where are most users online.
This could limit the amount of new users willing to ask questions. There posts will vanish in the stream of spam posts.
P.S. Damn my spelling is off today.
07-15-2012 10:17 AM
Ni has to taken care immediately.
07-16-2012 12:13 PM
Hello Forums users,
As an update:
All reported spammers have been blocked, the messages have been removed, and we are working with our technology provider to understand how this happened. We have security in place so that this shouldn't happen but hackers and spammers seem to find new ways of spamming everyday. I'll post again as I have updates.
Thank you for all of your notifications as well as your patience as we sorted out this attack.
Jordan